Following schools of fish and other animal collectives
Flocks of birds, schools of fish, swarms of insects — animals don’t speak to one another like humans do, but somehow they still exhibit some amazing group behavior. Princeton biologist Iain Couzin likes to get up close to animals to figure out exactly how animal groups stay together. More…
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Is biological engineering the beginning of a new technology revolution?
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Genetic evidence shows environment, not humans, killed off Arctic beasts
Before ‘Avatar’ could hit the silver screen, it needed one plant scientist’s green thumbs up
Mother crickets forewarn offspring of predators before they hatch
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Scientists struggle to explain the mind in terms of the molecule
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The Truth About Fan Death
Could this South Korean urban legend be real?
Science News for the Week of 6.21.10
Engineered lungs, how touch influences thought, and behind the scenes of AMNH
Science News for the Week of 6.14.10
The largest dino graveyard, the oldest leather shoe, and the latest victims of the oil spill
Science News for the Week of 6.7.10
The first solar sail, phony wildlife photography, and the battle between the Internet and our brains
On the Importance of Inflation in Infographics
Adjust for inflation, even for relatively recent figures
